GREIMAN, Bernard R. (1920-2003)

GREIMAN, SCHULTZ, ANDERSON, MOURNING, GENDRON, HALE, PETERSEN, FINN

Posted By: Hancock Co Genealogical Society
Date: 9/24/2021 at 20:44:15

Bernard Greiman 1920-2003

Bernard "Bud" Greiman of Garner died Sunday, May 11, 2003 at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City. He was 82.

His funeral was held 10:30 a.m., Friday at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner with the Rev. Darrell Weber officiating. Music was provided by organist, Margaret Jass who accompanied congregational hymns. Special music was provided by Joe Hale. Ushers were Allan DeWitt, Calvin Josten and Willis Davison.

Casket bearers were Jed Hale, Daniel Hale, Wes Hale, Rob Petersen, Todd Greiman and Ronald Anderson. Burial was in the Concord Township Cemetery with military rites by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit. The Cataldo Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Bernard "Bud" Roy Greiman, the second of four children of Henry August and Emma Louise (Schultz) Greiman, was born July 4, 1920 on a farm southwest of Garner. He was baptized and confirmed at the Peace Reformed Church. Bud attended the rural schools of Liberty Township and the Garner High School. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II in the Pacific Theatre. He was a member of the Garner VFW Post 5515 and the American Legion.

On December 20, 1946 he married Carrie Amanda Anderson at the Ellington Prairie Lutheran Church near Miller. They farmed southwest of Garner until retiring in 1992. In his retirement years, Bud enjoyed his time with Carrie on the farm, gardening, keeping up the yard and the blessing of their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He taught himself to make furniture and other smaller woodworking projects, in his later years and enjoyed giving them to family and friends. He was a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church in Garner. Through the years his love for the Lord Jesus was his anchor more and more.

Survivors include his wife, Carrie of Garner; his six children, LaDonna Mourning of Rochester, Minnesota and her two daughters, Carrie Mourning and Kelli Gendron and her husband, Mark, Annalee Hale and her husband, Joe of Memphis, Tennessee and their four sons, Ben Hale and his wife, Jessica, Daniel Hale, Jedidiah Hale and Wesley Hale, Vickie Greiman of Ankeny, Beth Greiman of Ankeny, Garrett Greiman of Sycamore, Illinois and Tracy Petersen and her husband, Robert of Des Moines and their son, Alex Petersen; four great grandchildren, Jordan, Cedi, Franci and Isabella; his sister, Marj Finn of Garner; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Richard and Ronald Greiman; a brother-in-law, Clair Finn; and a sister-in-law, Leona Greiman.

©The Garner Leader & Signal, 21 May 2003, page 6, column 1